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Welcome to Westmont ...

Westmont is located in Lebanon County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Westmont, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Westmont is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Westmont lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Westmont: (717)

Communities Also Named Westmont ...

While we believe that this Westmont is located in Lebanon County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Westmont. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blair and Cambria County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 10 communities that are also named Westmont - they are located in California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westmont.

Communities near Westmont ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westmont.

  • Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
  • Lititz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Joy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
  • Manheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hummelstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
    • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <3>
  • East Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Westmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westmont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westmont. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westmont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westmont. See our Newspapers Page for Westmont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westmont ...

Looking for more information about Westmont? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Westmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westmont.

Adding Westmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westmont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Westmont was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Westmont on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westmont.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lebanon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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